Admission and parking are FREE! The Chemical Society of Washington will be celebrating “Chemists Celebrate Earth Week”- CCEW 2024, on Sunday, April 21, between noon to 5 pm at Montgomery College, Rockville Campus, during the annual Rockville Science Day event. Rockville Science Day is a community event that annually attracts […]
Capital Chemist
581 posts
Carissa Hunter, Committee on Minority Affairs Co-chair, attended the ACS Leadership Institute in Atlanta, GA from January 26-28th. She represented our local section, where she was able to enhance her skills of being a leader. At the Institute, Carissa fostered new peer networks, learned more about the operations and structure […]
The Women Chemists Committee (WCC) started the year with an announcement of its new 2024 chair, Lorena Tribe, a Professor of Chemistry at Penn State Berks. WCC will be presenting a new award during the ACS Spring 2024 meeting, the Pfizer Emergent Leader Award. The winners of the WCC Rising […]
View recording Meeting Logistics Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024 Time: 6:00 p.m. Check-in/Social Hour 6:30 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Speaker Presentation Location: ACS Headquarters – Marvel Hall / Othmar Hall 1155 16th St., N.W., Washington, DC Menu: Meal will be catered by Everfresh Catering and will feature stir […]
View the recording of this event 2023 Hillebrand Prize Dr. Christopher L. CahillDepartment Chair, Professor of Chemistry and International AffairsThe George Washington University Recipient of the 2023 Hillebrand Prize for illuminating research in condensed phase actinide chemistry and crystal engineeringharnessing organic-actinide interactions, which inform efforts in environmental remediation, separations, and […]
Christopher L. CahillDepartment Chair, Professor of Chemistry and International AffairsThe George Washington University CSW is pleased to announce Professor Christopher L. Cahill as the winner of the 2023 Hillebrand Prize in recognition of illuminating research in condensed phase actinide chemistry and crystal engineering harnessing organic-actinide interactions, which inform efforts in […]
Every year, the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) hosts a CSW cohort with ACS Project SEED (Summer Experiences for the Economically Disadvantaged), where high school students join laboratories across the DMV for a paid summer research internship in chemistry or a chemistry-related field! Through participating in Project SEED, CSW—and our […]
Richard Gerald Weiss November 13, 1942 – December 28, 2023 We are very sorry to report that Dick Weiss passed away on December 28, 2023. He was an active member of the Chemical Society of Washington and received CSW’s most prestigious Hillebrand Prize in 2022 (presented in 2023) in recognition of his contributions […]
CSW’s Board of Managers (BOM) meets quarterly to discuss CSW business and have open floor discussion of new business. This includes all officers and reports of committee chairs. It is open to CSW membership. Dates of the board meetings for 2024 are as follows: Our meetings are always from 7pm […]
VIEW THE RECORDING Meeting Logistics Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024 Time: 6:00 p.m. Check-in/Social Hour 6:30 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Speaker Presentation Location: ACS Headquarters – Marvel Hall, 1155 16th St., N.W., Washington, DC Cost: $20 (half price for students) Menu: Meal will be catered by VIPS Catering and will feature Peruvian chicken […]